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SB 658 Contracts with design professionals; provisions requiring a duty to defend void.

Introduced by: Scott A. Surovell | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)

Contracts with design professionals; provisions requiring a duty to defend void. Provides that any provision contained in any contract relating to the planning or design of a building, structure, or appurtenance thereto, including moving, demolition, or excavation connected therewith, or any provision contained in any contract relating to the planning or design of construction projects by which any party purports to impose a duty to defend on any other party to the contract, is against public policy and is void and unenforceable.

FULL TEXT

• 01/07/20  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102079D  pdf | impact statement
• 01/29/20  Senate: Committee substitute printed 20106927D-S1  pdf
• 02/03/20  Senate: Floor substitute printed 20107348D-S2 (Surovell)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/03/20  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB658ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/09/20  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1015)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/07/20  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102079D
• 01/07/20  Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
• 01/29/20  Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (13-Y 0-N)
• 01/29/20  Senate: Committee substitute printed 20106927D-S1
• 01/31/20  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
• 02/03/20  Senate: Floor substitute printed 20107348D-S2 (Surovell)
• 02/03/20  Senate: Read second time
• 02/03/20  Senate: Committee substitute rejected 20106927D-S1
• 02/03/20  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/03/20  Senate: Substitute by Senator agreed to 20107348D-S2
• 02/03/20  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute SB658S2
• 02/04/20  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/20  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/13/20  House: Read first time
• 02/13/20  House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 02/14/20  House: Assigned GL sub: Open Government/Procurement
• 02/18/20  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/20  House: Reported from General Laws (20-Y 1-N)
• 02/24/20  House: Read second time
• 02/25/20  House: Passed by for the day
• 02/26/20  House: Read third time
• 02/26/20  House: Passed House (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/26/20  House: VOTE: Passage (100-Y 0-N)
• 03/03/20  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/03/20  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB658ER)
• 03/03/20  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/04/20  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/12/20  Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
• 03/12/20  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
• 04/09/20  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 1015 (effective 7/1/20)
• 04/09/20  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1015)